# Cyanheads Openstreetmap MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fio.github.cyanheads%2Fopenstreetmap-mcp-server
Registry id: `mcp-registry/io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-27T01:44:27.302Z)

## Verdict

Cyanheads Openstreetmap MCP server answered 99.83% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 25% of MCP servers, with 595 ms median handshake and 18 outages in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (94/100) across 6 tools, costing an agent about 6,680 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 99.83% | 25% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 595 ms | 42% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 3277 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 4,941 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 18 | — |
| Median recovery | 6 min | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 94/100 (A) | 78% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 6 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~6,680 tokens | 35% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 29 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-openstreetmap-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://openstreetmap.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http cyanheads-openstreetmap-mcp-server https://openstreetmap.caseyjhand.com/mcp
```

## Tools (6)

- `openstreetmap_lookup_objects`: Fetch the Nominatim address record for known OSM objects by ID, 50 per call with any more returned under deferred_ids, each prefixed N (node), W (way), or R (re
- `openstreetmap_query_bbox`: Find OSM features inside an area via the Overpass API, for surveys of everything in a region (openstreetmap_query_nearby covers proximity to a point). Scope wit
- `openstreetmap_query_nearby`: Find OSM features within a radius of a point via the Overpass API, the tool for "what is near X?" questions. Filter with amenity, or with tag_key plus an option
- `openstreetmap_query_raw`: Run an arbitrary Overpass QL query for anything the convenience tools cannot express: multi-type or union queries, relation membership, historical queries, rege
- `openstreetmap_reverse_geocode`: Convert a latitude/longitude pair to the nearest address or named place via Nominatim. The result is the closest indexed OSM object at the requested zoom (18 bu
- `openstreetmap_search_places`: Geocode a place name or address to coordinates and structured place data via Nominatim. Send either a free-form query or the structured address fields (street, 

Measured by Glimind (https://glimind.com): MCP handshake + tool list only, no tool is ever called. CC BY 4.0.